Essendon Bombers

Essendon

Established	1871
Home Ground	MCG
Captain	Andrew McGrath
Coach	Brad Scott
Premierships	16 (1897, 1901, 1911, 1912, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1962, 1965, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000)
Wooden Spoons	5 (1907, 1918, 1921, 1933, 2016)
Brownlow Medals	Dick Reynolds (1934, 1937, 1938), Bill Hutchison (tied 1952, 1953), Graham Moss (1976), Gavin Wanganeen (1993), James Hird (tied 1996)
Norm Smith Medals	Billy Duckworth (1984), Simon Madden (1985), Michael Long (1993), James Hird (2000)
Coleman Medals	Ron Evans (1959, 1960), Ted Fordham (1966), Matthew Lloyd (2000, 2001, 2003)
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Player Movements

2026 Player Movements

2026 Gains

Cillian Bourke (2027), Hussien El Achkar (2027), Jacob Farrow (2028), Brayden Fiorini (Gold Coast Suns, 2029), Max Kondogiannis (2027), Sullivan Robey (2028), Dyson Sharp (2028)

2026 Losses

Alwyn Davey Jnr (delisted), Sam Draper (Brisbane Lions), Todd Goldstein (retired), Ben Hobbs (delisted), Jayden Laverde (GWS Giants), Luamon Lual (delisted), Jye Menzie (delisted), Dylan Shiel (delisted), Oskar Smartt (delisted)

Re-Signed

Lachie Blakiston (2028), Angus Clarke (2028), Archer Day-Wicks (2027), Sam Durham (2032), Lewis Hayes (2027), Zak Johnson (2028), Isaac Kako (2029), Archer May (2028)

Off Contract 2026

Nikolas Cox, Tom Edwards, Saad El-Hawli, Kayle Gerreyn, Jade Gresham, Matt Guelfi, Liam McMahon, Jayden Nguyen, Archie Perkins, Jaxon Prior, Will Setterfield, Elijah Tsatas, Rhys Unwin

Fantasy Stats

2026 Fantasy Stats

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Lachie Blakiston	Defender	11	49.6	$229,000	54.3
Nick Bryan	Ruck	3	70.3	$257,600	70.3
Nate Caddy	Forward	10	59.2	$327,500	58.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfielder	10	78.6	$421,000	63.5
Nikolas Cox	Midfielder	3	45.3	$158,700	47.0
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfielder	9	48.9	$240,100	42.7
Sam Durham	Midfielder	11	70.8	$403,500	60.7
Xavier Duursma	Midfielder	11	63.5	$339,500	63.7
Tom Edwards	Forward	6	50.3	$191,000	62.0
Hussien El Achkar	Forward	2	32.0	$113,500	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Midfielder	5	63.0	$289,400	0.0
Jacob Farrow	Defender	9	70.4	$295,600	70.3
Brayden Fiorini	Midfielder	3	57.5	$515,100	0.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	6	47.8	$271,900	45.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	3	24.0	$257,500	0.0
Zak Johnson	Defender	5	54.2	$263,200	58.0
Isaac Kako	Forward	6	55.0	$309,800	0.0
Max Kondogiannis	Defender	3	46.3	$144,800	0.0
Kyle Langford	Midfielder	11	67.2	$341,000	74.7
Archer May	Forward	9	47.8	$232,500	58.0
Andrew McGrath	Defender	11	74.9	$391,300	60.3
Ben McKay	Defender	9	52.7	$238,600	98.0
Zach Merrett	Midfielder	11	114.7	$554,900	111.3
Jayden Nguyen	Defender	5	42.6	$201,700	45.5
Darcy Parish	Midfielder	10	96.3	$443,100	117.7
Archie Perkins	Forward	7	60.0	$273,300	78.7
Jaxon Prior	Defender	10	72.1	$336,400	64.3
Mason Redman	Defender	5	79.8	$415,400	83.7
Zach Reid	Defender	11	57.9	$295,300	57.7
Jordan Ridley	Defender	2	64.5	$418,800	0.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	11	110.1	$590,000	109.7
Sullivan Robey	Midfielder	7	57.1	$253,900	76.0
Will Setterfield	Midfielder	1	77.0	$487,900	77.0
Dyson Sharp	Midfielder	5	43.8	$184,400	52.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfielder	3	81.3	$272,300	0.0
Peter Wright	Forward	10	86.9	$461,900	87.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Lachie Blakiston	Defender	11	41.8	$379,000	38.0
Nick Bryan	Ruck	3	57.7	$592,000	57.7
Nate Caddy	Forward	10	62.5	$625,000	58.0
Jye Caldwell	Midfielder	10	73.7	$769,000	51.5
Nikolas Cox	Midfielder	3	34.0	$367,000	31.5
Archer Day-Wicks	Midfielder	9	51.2	$479,000	41.7
Sam Durham	Midfielder	11	66.4	$710,000	57.0
Xavier Duursma	Midfielder	11	63.9	$650,000	61.0
Tom Edwards	Forward	6	49.3	$412,000	56.0
Hussien El Achkar	Forward	2	25.5	$238,000	0.0
Saad El-Hawli	Midfielder	5	62.8	$546,000	0.0
Jacob Farrow	Defender	9	73.1	$604,000	69.3
Brayden Fiorini	Midfielder	3	54.0	$824,000	0.0
Jade Gresham	Forward	6	49.8	$519,000	49.0
Matt Guelfi	Forward	3	15.3	$390,000	0.0
Zak Johnson	Defender	5	61.0	$577,000	45.0
Isaac Kako	Forward	6	45.8	$460,000	0.0
Max Kondogiannis	Defender	3	41.7	$298,000	0.0
Kyle Langford	Midfielder	11	69.0	$675,000	77.0
Archer May	Forward	9	46.3	$419,000	56.3
Andrew McGrath	Defender	11	67.3	$685,000	60.3
Ben McKay	Defender	9	44.8	$414,000	82.0
Zach Merrett	Midfielder	11	108.5	$1,018,000	118.3
Jayden Nguyen	Defender	5	40.0	$359,000	42.0
Darcy Parish	Midfielder	10	87.7	$823,000	107.0
Archie Perkins	Forward	7	63.0	$584,000	77.7
Jaxon Prior	Defender	10	68.6	$647,000	67.0
Mason Redman	Defender	5	71.4	$736,000	79.0
Zach Reid	Defender	11	57.4	$570,000	53.3
Jordan Ridley	Defender	2	79.0	$691,000	0.0
Archie Roberts	Defender	11	111.5	$1,131,000	121.3
Sullivan Robey	Midfielder	7	61.7	$491,000	81.0
Will Setterfield	Midfielder	1	86.0	$989,000	86.0
Dyson Sharp	Midfielder	5	47.0	$388,000	56.0
Elijah Tsatas	Midfielder	3	78.0	$566,000	0.0
Peter Wright	Forward	10	73.6	$761,000	84.5

Current Squad

2026 Squad

	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Lachie Blakiston	✔	✔	✔
Cillian Bourke	✔	✔
Nick Bryan	✔	✔
Nate Caddy	✔	✔	✔
Jye Caldwell	✔	✔	✔
Angus Clarke	✔	✔	✔
Nikolas Cox	✔
Archer Day-Wicks	✔	✔
Sam Durham	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Xavier Duursma	✔	✔
Tom Edwards	✔
Hussien El Achkar	✔	✔
Saad El-Hawli	✔
Jacob Farrow	✔	✔	✔
Brayden Fiorini	✔	✔	✔	✔
Kayle Gerreyn	?
Jade Gresham	✔
Matt Guelfi	✔
Lewis Hayes	✔	✔
Zak Johnson	✔	✔	✔
Harrison Jones	✔	✔
Isaac Kako	✔	✔	✔	✔
Max Kondogiannis	✔	✔
Kyle Langford	✔	✔
Nic Martin	✔	✔
Archer May	✔	✔	✔
Andrew McGrath (c)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ben McKay	✔	✔	✔	✔
Liam McMahon	✔
Zach Merrett	$800K	$800K
Jayden Nguyen	✔
Darcy Parish	✔	✔	✔	✔
Archie Perkins	✔
Jaxon Prior	✔
Mason Redman	✔	✔	✔
Zach Reid	✔	✔	✔
Jordan Ridley	✔	✔	✔	✔
Archie Roberts	✔	✔	✔
Sullivan Robey	✔	✔	✔
Will Setterfield	✔
Dyson Sharp	✔	✔	✔
Elijah Tsatas	✔
Rhys Unwin	?
Vigo Visentini	✔	✔
Peter Wright	✔	✔

Coach Contracts

Coach	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Brad Scott	✔	✔

Injuries & Suspensions

Player	Reason	Expected Return
Brayden Fiorini	Back	TBC
Zak Johnson	Foot	TBC
Peter Wright	Knee	TBC
Saad El-Hawli	Collarbone	1 week
Lewis Hayes	Knee	1 week
Jordan Ridley	Calf	1 week
Angus Clarke	Foot	2 weeks
Rhys Unwin	Hamstring	4-6 weeks
Nic Martin	Knee	Next Season
Isaac Kako	Back	5 weeks
Liam McMahon	Ankle	3-5 weeks
Dyson Sharp	Shoulder	4-5 weeks

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Player Movements

2026 Player Movements

Fantasy Stats

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Current Squad

2026 Squad

Coach Contracts

Coach Contracts

Injuries & Suspensions

Injuries & Suspensions

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		P	W	L	PTS	%
1	FRE	11	10	1	40	135.5
2	SYD	10	9	1	36	152.2
3	HAW	11	7	3	30	110.4
4	GEEL	10	7	3	28	123.5
5	GC	10	7	3	28	119.9
6	MELB	10	7	3	28	107.6
7	BL	10	6	4	24	116.6
8	ADEL	11	6	5	24	107.9
9	STK	11	5	6	20	108.2
10	WB	10	5	5	20	91.7